- Congregation Beth El–Keser Israel
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
85 Harrison Street, New Haven, CT 06515-1724 | P: 203.389.2108 | office@beki.org
…be no better, or not much better, than those of the developed Western countries such as the U.S., UK or France, with respect to following rules of war, human rights, humane conduct or basic decency. Arabs are killed regularly in Palestinian prisons (both by the Palestinian Authority and HAMAS) but not in Israeli prisons. Instead of being expelled in 1967 when Israel took control (“liberated,” or “conquered,” if you prefer), Jerusalem Arabs were o…
…t eliminate texts that make us uncomfortable, even if they are, as Phyllis Trible, the preeminent Protestant feminist bible scholar, called them in a series of lectures she gave at Yale in the ‘80’s “texts of terror.” Perhaps because they have been texts of terror, and still play this role, we should not forget them. You might say, “But hey, who are we to interpret the text? We’re not scholars like the Sages.” Well with due respect to those in thi…
…many one-person shows both in the U.S. and in Israel, including “The Eden Trilogy”, an installation in oil pastel first exhibited at the Artist’s House in Jerusalem. Klein is also well known for her work in fabric” painting, dying and constructing clothing and Judaic pieces. She constructs garments and objects of hand-dyed, airbrushed, silk-screened, and embellished fabrics to address her perspective on Judaic themes. Objects, wire, machine embro…
